Escape to the Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy - Surprise! This Movie Rocks!

[DarkhoIlow]

This movie becomes available in theaters next week in my country so I'm rather bummed that I still have to wait that long to go and see it.

With that said..it's going to be glorious!

 

[marioandsonic]

Another dig at The Dark Knight Rises? Seriously Bob? Seriously.

I didn't catch any potshots at TDKR, then again I only listened to the review.

Still, it wouldn't surprise me given how namored Bob is with Marvel.

I am thinking its when Bob said "That used to define the summer blockbuster before the dourness and bloated runtimes". He used a picture of The Dark Knight Rises and Bourne Ultimatum to describe the dourness and the latest Transformers to show bloated runtimes.

That last one confused me. Didn't he say he kinda enjoyed the last Transformers movie?

Or is this Man of Steel again, where the movie keeps looking worse in his eyes?

You think we're going to be plagued with tons of racoons plushies?
He looks very cute and marketable.

I would totally buy a Rocket Raccoon plushie.

 

[FeralDynasty]

Um...I'd like to watch this vid, but unfortunately because it is currently in the form of "click on thumbnail to bring up new window that's not really a new window but is instead supposed to be the video surrounded by a frame that's one big XBOX One ad", it's not playing for me. Any chance we can ditch the use of the "vid by way of adframe" since it doesn't work for everybody?

CAPTCHA: downward slope

What Captcha said.

EDITKINESIS ALPHA: Okay, never mind. Apparently, "Escapist - Like Chrome/Hate IE". Still...work on that, guys. A Microsoft made ad should not be causing a Microsoft made web browser to not work properly.

Is there any real reason you're still using IE? Or not paying $20 a year for Pub Club? Because both of those are viable options.

 

[vid87]

Another dig at The Dark Knight Rises? Seriously Bob? Seriously.

I didn't catch any potshots at TDKR, then again I only listened to the review.

Still, it wouldn't surprise me given how namored Bob is with Marvel.

He basically says GotG is happy compared to the "punishing dourness and bloated runtimes" and showed two movies, one of which being The Dark Knight Rises.

In fact that's something I've always seen as weird about complaints towards that series. Haven seen The Dark Knight Rises for the first time last week I just didn't see this horrible sad atmosphere which everyone rags on about. I don't get why TDKR has went from "it's good but disappointing" to being awful in Bob's eyes, probably because he hasn't made two Big Picture episodes telling us how everything has fallen apart like he did with Man of Steel (another film I seen last week and didn't see all this gloom and doom everybody hates).

I think Bob considers Batman the flagship for the "ultra-serious" motif that influenced a lot of similar movies that have come out since trying to follow its success to the point where simple fun and humor seem forbidden in mainstream moviegoing. I really don't think he hates it, just the fact everyone else wants to be like it and ends up making certain things grimmer than they should and ending up sacrificing certain emotional and logical beats to maintain the tone, like Man of Steel.

Speaking for myself and about GotG, I understand the aversion to constant darkness and could on some level appreciate how this one deliberately sabotaged every serious or heavy moment it set up for the sake of comedy; I almost believe this could be classified as satire. That said, dark or not a movie needs a good sense of emotional attachment and authenticity and a lot of the backstories and emotions they were trying to create just didn't work for me. I mean, Groot was fine - fantastic really and the one I believe is going to become the internet's favorite .gif come Monday (you'll know why when you see it) - but Drax and Gamora were mainly exposition dumps, declaring their backstories and trusting we'll just care that his or her family is dead and really, really meant a lot. On the whole the movie is a lot of fun, but it mainly seems to be concerned with only that. That's fine, but ask me what I'd prefer and I'll go straight to the Boat Scene from Dark Knight every single time - it's been how many years and that part is still the kind of disturbing, thought-provoking kind of magic I wish more movies had.

 

[Aptspire]

Really good. Not perfect, but it wasn't afraid to laugh at itself, and, to me, that's what counts in a comedy. Also, extremely quotable.
And yes, I would buy a Rocket Racoon plushie.

 

[tzimize]

This movie was fantastic. It might even be better than Avengers. Go. See. It.

 

[azriel2422]

I am admittedly biased, but I feel like Bob downplayed what this movie was able to do with the material it had to work with. This was my favorite of Marvel's movies to date, with Avengers and Winter Soldier close behind. That's probably due to my love of Sci-Fantasy and how closely this resembled other movies of that genre. One of the funniest movies I've seen this year, just a genuinely solid movie experience. Again, my opinion

 

[Shameless]

I am sorry Bob, but Marvel did make a bad movie, it's called Iron Man 2 and I am ready to debate anyone who says I am wrong.

On Topic, the movie was great, I thought the villain was very stock and by the numbers but overall I really enjoyed it.

 

[Johnson McGee]

I'm only mildly interested in this movie but I'm very glad it came out just so I can stop bloody hearing about it. Oh look, 6 seconds of more footage; oh look, a production still; ads ads ads ads ads ads ads.

Actually, never-mind, I just saw there's an article on the main page talking about the sequel.

 

[Juan Machado]

To me the break-out character was Groot. It was mostly the little moments that made me love him like when he gave the girl the flower and when he released the fireflies.

 

[Trishbot]

I am sorry Bob, but Marvel did make a bad movie, it's called Iron Man 2 and I am ready to debate anyone who says I am wrong.

On Topic, the movie was great, I thought the villain was very stock and by the numbers but overall I really enjoyed it.

I watched Iron Man 2 the other day. Seriously, it's SO far from a bad movie. The wit and humor is there, the action is great, it has Sam Rockwell owning it as Justin Hammer, eases us into the new Rhodey, was a great debut for Black Widow, and planted plenty of seeds for future movies.

It is not a bad movie. I wouldn't even put it at the bottom of the Marvel pile. I'd still even rank it higher than Thor and Incredible Hulk, neither of which are bad movies either.

Perspective is a wonderful thing. You want to see BAD superhero movies? Binge watch Catwoman, Elektra, Ghost Rider 1 & 2, Fantastic Four 1 & 2, X-men Origins: Wolverine, Blade: Trinity, Jonah Hex, Steel, or Batman & Robin. Even at its worst, Iron Man 2 was still leagues better than those abominations.

Back on topic, I was tad disappointed James Gunn said he wasn't a fan of Nova, since he's pretty much THE hero who put Marvel Cosmic back on the map, and was originally in the first draft of the script. I'm still holding out hope Richard Rider shows up at some point (both in the movies and once Marvel remembers him in the comics... I haven't seen a character screwed over that hard right in their prime in ages).

The movie scratches the right itch... but I have so many more Cosmic Marvel hero itches to scratch. Adam Warlock, Nova, Darkhawk, Quasar, Ms. Marvel...

... And if Marvel and Fox could get alone, we could've REALLY gotten the Dark Phoenix Saga we all deserved.

 

[Pat Hulse]

Wait, the Ravagers are a Marvel staple? I thought they were an invention of the movie...

 

[Shameless]

I am sorry Bob, but Marvel did make a bad movie, it's called Iron Man 2 and I am ready to debate anyone who says I am wrong.

On Topic, the movie was great, I thought the villain was very stock and by the numbers but overall I really enjoyed it.

I watched Iron Man 2 the other day. Seriously, it's SO far from a bad movie. The wit and humor is there, the action is great, it has Sam Rockwell owning it as Justin Hammer, eases us into the new Rhodey, was a great debut for Black Widow, and planted plenty of seeds for future movies.

It is not a bad movie. I wouldn't even put it at the bottom of the Marvel pile. I'd still even rank it higher than Thor and Incredible Hulk, neither of which are bad movies either.

Perspective is a wonderful thing. You want to see BAD superhero movies? Binge watch Catwoman, Elektra, Ghost Rider 1 & 2, Fantastic Four 1 & 2, X-men Origins: Wolverine, Blade: Trinity, Jonah Hex, Steel, or Batman & Robin. Even at its worst, Iron Man 2 was still leagues better than those abominations.

Back on topic, I was tad disappointed James Gunn said he wasn't a fan of Nova, since he's pretty much THE hero who put Marvel Cosmic back on the map, and was originally in the first draft of the script. I'm still holding out hope Richard Rider shows up at some point (both in the movies and once Marvel remembers him in the comics... I haven't seen a character screwed over that hard right in their prime in ages).

The movie scratches the right itch... but I have so many more Cosmic Marvel hero itches to scratch. Adam Warlock, Nova, Darkhawk, Quasar, Ms. Marvel...

... And if Marvel and Fox could get alone, we could've REALLY gotten the Dark Phoenix Saga we all deserved.

Just because Iron Man 2 isn't as bad as movies you mentioned doesn't make it less bad. Wiplash is one of the worst villains in Superhero movie history. And the original Thor at least had a good origin story for Loki and while the Incredible Hulk had a terrible villain too, I still wasn't as bored as I was in Iron Man 2.

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

in the comics, don't the Nova Corps have something called the Nova Force? make them able to do Superman style stuff. wonder why that element was cut out?

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

You want to see BAD superhero movies? Binge watch Catwoman, Elektra, Ghost Rider 1 & 2, Fantastic Four 1 & 2, X-men Origins: Wolverine, Blade: Trinity, Jonah Hex, Steel, or Batman & Robin. Even at its worst, Iron Man 2 was still leagues better than those abominations.

ouch, that is one horrible list. I forgot how bad things could be. s'pose punisher should be in there too. not the 80's one though

 

[Brian Tams]

Any self respecting comicbook nerd should know what was in the post credits scene, I couldn't stop laughing it was so shocking XD

Spoiler

I'm going to take a stab and say it was Howard the Duck, given the sudden rush of speculation we got on him the week leading up to release.

 

[scorptatious]

Saw the movie today.

It was quite good.

I would have liked to learn a bit more about Rocket and Groot and how they met. But other than that, it was a fun movie. Looking forward to the inevitable sequel and perhaps crossover with the Avengers.

 

[Rituro]

Any self respecting comicbook nerd should know what was in the post credits scene, I couldn't stop laughing it was so shocking XD

Spoiler

I'm going to take a stab and say it was Howard the Duck, given the sudden rush of speculation we got on him the week leading up to release.

Ding ding ding! You are correct, sir or madam!

Spoiler

Unless it was a throwaway gag - and I really hope it is - this could be the movie that ends Marvel's streak. I am not excited about another Howard the Duck movie.

 

[nightmare_gorilla]

Great movie, I'd put it under avengers but above the Thor movies, its a lot of fun. more fun than it is good but because it's so fun it makes up for a lot.

As far as Batista goes, as a guy who's been watching him since wwe he's always had this weird kind of honest charisma about him. even when he was playing a bad guy you could tell he was "playing" a bad guy. he's done a great job as drax but everyone in this movie is good. rocket has some of the best lines though. groot steals the show particularly at the end right before the credits.


this movie, like all marvel movies really, makes a great point as to why marvel is whooping DC movie-wise. even if these movies weren't better than the dc ones, which they are I mean marvel is handing DC it's own ass on a silver platter with pineapple slices and a cherry sauce, these movies are FUN and so much more upbeat than the dc movies. what does it say when winter soldier was probably the darkest thing marvel has done so far and it is still more brightly colored and upbeat than man of steel? the movie about captain America's side kick being turned into an unstoppable emotionless assassin is LESS dower than the movie about superman revealing himself to the world and trying to "inspire" humanity to greater heights... seriously dc just tap-out and stick to animated movies. you're 10x better than marvel at the animated stuff.

 

[Remus]

Metaphor?

That thing Drax cannot comprehend. He's like that super-serious person everybody knows that takes everything they say on its literal interpretation and not on actual usage. This makes for some good comedy when Starlord starts throwing out old skool colloquialisms that everyone but Drax at least somewhat understand.